Participant Websites, Apps Influence Employer Plan Asset Retention
JD Power found retirement plan mobile apps ‘significantly outperform’ websites.
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IRI: Add Retirement Security to Affordability Agenda
Guaranteed lifetime income and collective investment trusts for 403(b) plans are among proposals the Insured...
Survey Findings
44.1% of responding recordkeepers said they do not support recordkeeping for any in-plan retirement income products.
Source: 2026 Recordkeeping Survey
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Plan Sponsors Face Challenges to Providing Mental Health Parity
Differences between physical and mental health services mean ensuring equal care ‘in spaces that can be quite different.’
Participant Consent Should Determine Access to Retirement Accounts, Speakers Say
Industry leaders, in a Pontera webinar, agrued against recordkeepers restricting participant-chosen advisers online 401(k) account access.
Mental Health Parity Guidance From DOL Lacks Specifics for Sponsors
The agency identified network adequacy, medical necessity reviews and treatment exclusions as top enforcement priorities.
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PLANSPONSOR Roadmap: What’s Changing in DC Plan Investment Menu Design
Plan sponsors can take a ‘measured risk’ approach to evolving their investment menus, according to one panelist.
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Great Gray, iCapital to Partner On Private Market CITs
According to the firms, the vehicles will support liquidity management, manager selection, portfolio construction and oversight.
Retirement Industry People Moves
Ascensus names Edward Greene chief human resources officer; MAP Retirement selects Adam Williams as national director of group plan solutions;...
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Product & Service Launches
PGIM launches 2 core equity ETFs, and BambooHR, Human Interest partner on embedded plan offering.
Alight Finds Low Volume of 401(k) Plan Activity in August
The index recorded the lowest monthly activity in the last 30 years, as trading reflected ongoing uncertainty related to interest...
Fintech Company Envestnet Acquires Vestmark
Clients of both companies will be able to remain on their original platform despite the transaction.
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Plan Sponsors Increase Focus on Health Plan Fiduciary Roles
Experts stress the importance of setting financial controls with providers during the request-for-proposal process, especially regarding pharmacy benefits.
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PLANSPONSOR Roadmap 2026 Livestream Series: Plan Investments
Every defined contribution retirement plan sponsor faces a growing list of consequential investment decisions. Knowing what choices to consider, which questions truly matter and when action is warranted is more challenging than ever. Join PLANSPONSOR for discussions and resources from industry experts and plan sponsor peers that cut through the noise.
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Industry Intelligence Spotlight
DB Plan Administration
A panel of experts discuss trends in the defined benefit plan sector. Speakers will also talk about ongoing management of DB plans—whether closed, frozen or active—and benchmarking DB plan providers. With many corporate...
Understanding Participant Behavior
The PLANSPONSOR Participant Survey examines the attitudes and behaviors of American workers participating—or not—in an employer-sponsored retirement plan. We’ll explore findings about respondents’ participation and saving decisions, retirement expectations and most-valued benefits. Speakers...
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Did You Know You May Be A Fiduciary?
If you sponsor a qualified retirement plan, you take on that weighty...
2026 Plan Sponsor of the Year
The Plan Sponsor of the Year finalists will be recognized—and the winners...
Rules/Regs
Inside the DOL’s ‘Alts’ Rule
When Daniel Aronowitz, assistant secretary of Labor and head of the Employee...
2026 Service Stars
The PLANSPONSOR Service Stars program recognizes recordkeeping staff who provide exemplary service...
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Breakdown of the Workforce
Who is working and how sponsors can use benefits to help fill...
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